The Chicago Fire Foundation’s Associates Board is a dynamic group of young professionals who act as ambassadors for the Foundation by supporting events and programs such as P.L.A.Y.S. (Participate, Learn, Achieve, Youth, Soccer). The Associates Board also works to support the Foundation’s mission of improving the quality of life throughout Chicagoland through sports-based youth development and direct service programs by running various fundraising opportunities across the year.
Below are the 2020 Chicago Fire Foundation Associates Board members:
| Board Member | Position |
| Bruno Lacaria | Head of Strategy & Administration, Invesco PowerShares |
| Christopher Prince (Vice President) | Financial Advisor, Oppenheimer & Co Inc. |
| Christopher Trimbach | Commercial Banking Officer, CIBC |
| Daniel Flannery (President) | Coupons Sales Manager - North America, Groupon |
| David Pryor | Associate, DLA Piper, LLP |
| Joseph Gibson | Procurement Sr Manager, Kraft Heinz |
| Julie Sestan (Secretary/Comms) | Associate Director, Marketing, Alzheimer's Association |
| Maxwell Shuftan | Director, Cyber Talent Solutions, SANS Institute |
| Tim Haaf (Marketing/PR) | Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting |
| Timothy McKinnon (Previous President) | Supply Chain Analyst, Grainger |
| Yasir Siddiq (Membership Development) | Associate, KPMG |
| Alex Seydel (Partnership Development) | Attorney, Stahl Cowen |
| John Murphy | Manager, RSM US LLP |
| Pat Cormany | Vice President, Mesirow Financial |
| Rene Poellinetz | Sr Analyst, Beam Suntory |
| Shuhani Patel | AVP Business Unit Accounting, Mesirow Financial |
| Alex Biehl (Treasurer) | Associate, Comvest Partners |
| André Smith | Associate, Mayer Brown LLP |
| Jacob Wilbers | Associate, Winston & Strawn |
| Theo Richardson-Omamo | Cyber Security Account Executive |
| Ehsan Ali | Commercial Relationship Manager, CIBC |
| Brendan King | Associate VP, Wealth Advisor Analyst |
The 2020 Executive Committee is as follows: Daniel Flannery as President, Christopher Prince as Vice President, Julie Sestan as Secretary, Alex Biehl as Treasurer, Tim Haaf as Marketing/PR, Yasir Siddiqi as Membership Development, and Alex Seydel as Partnership Development.
Applications received after July 1, 2020 will be considered for the following calendar year.
